Chief Presidential Secretary

Chief Presidential Secretary of the Republic of Korea
대통령비서실장
Emblem of South Korea
Incumbent
Im Jong-seok
since 10 May 2017
Appointer President of South Korea
Term length No fixed term
Inaugural holder Lee Ki-poong
Formation 15 April 1948
Chief Presidential Secretary
Hangul 대통령비서실장
Hanja 大統領秘書室長
Revised Romanization Daetongnyeong biseo siljang
McCune–Reischauer Taet'ongnyŏng pisŏ shilchang
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The Chief Presidential Secretary (Hangul: 대통령비서실장; Hanja: 大統領秘書室長) is the highest-ranking employee of the Blue House and serves as chief of staff to the President of South Korea.[1][2] The chief presidential secretary is traditionally one of the first officials appointed by an incoming president.[3] Incumbent President Moon Jae-in is a former chief presidential secretary.

Im Jong-seok is the current chief presidential secretary.[4]

List of chief presidential secretaries

President Name Took Office Left Office
Syngman Rhee Lee Ki-poong15 April 1948October 1948
Kim Yang-cheonOctober 19481 June 1949
Ko Jae-bong1 June 19491953
Yoo Chang-joon195326 April 1960
Yun Posun Kim Joon-ha18 August 196020 October 1960
Lee Jae-hang21 October 19606 April 1962
Lee Dong-won6 April 19626 December 1963
Park Chung-hee Lee Hu-rak10 December 196321 October 1969
Kim Chung-yum21 October 196917 October 1972
Kim Chung-yum17 October 197222 December 1978
Kim Gye-won22 December 197830 October 1979
Choi Kyu-hah Choi Kwang-soo7 November 197927 August 1980
Chun Doo-hwan Kim Kyung-won27 August 198030 December 1981
Lee Beom-seok3 January 19822 June 1982
Ham Byung-chun6 June 19829 October 1983
Kang Kyung-shik15 October 198321 January 1985
Lee Kyu-ho21 January 198514 October 1985
Park Young-soo15 October 198513 July 1987
Kim Yun-hwan13 July 198724 February 1988
Roh Tae-woo Hong Sung-cheol25 February 198817 March 1990
Ro Jai-bong17 March 199027 December 1990
Jeong Hae-chang27 December 199024 February 1993
Kim Young-sam Park Kwan-yong25 February 199323 December 1994
Han Seung-soo23 December 199421 December 1995
Kim Kwang-il21 December 199528 February 1997
Kim Yong-tae28 February 199724 February 1998
Kim Dae-jung Kim Joong-kwon25 February 199823 November 1999
Han Kwang-ok[5]23 November 199910 September 2001
Lee Sang-ju10 September 200129 January 2002
Jeon Yun-churl29 January 200215 April 2002
Park Jie-won15 April 200224 February 2003
Roh Moo-hyun Moon Hee-sang25 February 200313 February 2004
Kim Woo-shik13 February 200419 August 2005
Lee Byung-wan25 August 20059 March 2007
Moon Jae-in12 March 200724 February 2008
Lee Myung-bak Yu Woo-ik25 February 200810 June 2008
Jeong Jeong-gil20 June 20083 June 2010
Yim Tae-hee16 July 201030 November 2011
Ha Geum-yeol12 December 201124 February 2013
Park Geun-hye Heo Tae-yeol25 February 20134 August 2013
Kim Ki-chun5 August 201322 February 2015
Lee Byung-ki1 March 201515 May 2016
Lee Won-jong16 May 201630 October 2016
Han Kwang-ok3 November 20169 May 2017
Moon Jae-in Im Jong-seok10 May 2017Incumbent

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Park likely to announce nominee for chief presidential secretary". koreatimes.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  2. ↑ The Korea International Broadcasting Foundation. "News View | The World On Arirang". arirang.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  3. ↑ "Moon Jae-in starts new day as president". koreaherald.com. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  4. ↑ "Moon Jae-in strikes soft tone on North Korea, missile system- Nikkei Asian Review". asia.nikkei.com. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  5. ↑ "Han Kwang-ok Appointed Chief Presidential Secretary - The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea - national/politics". english.chosun.com. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
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